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Sailor · 2007–2026

John Hoag

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Events
51

432 races · 126 race wins

Win rate
37%

37% win rate · 19 of 51

Podium rate
61%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 69%–75%, 727 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Hobie 18 · rating 494

Longest win streak
15

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bob Combie

10 wins · 13 podiums in 14 events together · 71% win rate

Best trio
Bob Combie & Larry P Butchart

10 wins · 13 podiums in 14 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kathy Watts

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bob Combie

Jul 2012 – Jul 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
Libby Johnson McKee

15–67 head to head in 82 races

Rival
David Fassio

56–53 in 109 races

Best day
6 Aug 2018

3-3-3-1-4-3-3-2-1-2-4-3-2-6-5 · 2018 Hobie Cat 18 & 20 North America Championship

Signature result
1st of 48

Racing: 2024 Center Sound Series - All 3 Events · PHRF handicap · 2 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bob Combie — 10 wins · 13 podiums in 14 events together · 71% win rate
  • Ric Peterson · Shrek, TC · ORC handicap, PHRF Class 5, PHRF handicap 15events 10 wins together · 14 podiums · 67% win rate · 67 of 129 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Jul 2025
  • Bob Combie · Shrek · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 10 wins together · 13 podiums · 71% win rate · 78 of 137 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Jul 2026
  • Paul Carter · Shrek · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 10 wins together · 13 podiums · 71% win rate · 78 of 137 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Jul 2026
  • Larry P Butchart · Shrek · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 10 wins together · 13 podiums · 71% win rate · 78 of 137 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Jul 2026
  • Della Hoag · Shrek, Shrek 18, TEMPEST · Handicap, Hobie 18, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 58% win rate · 51 of 114 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Oct 2025
  • Kevin Jones · Shrek · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 64% win rate · 58 of 108 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2026
  • Marc Hulbert · Shrek · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 8 wins together · 10 podiums · 73% win rate · 47 of 99 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Jun 2023
  • Peter Stewart · Rosemary, Shrek · J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 17 of 106 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2026
  • JJ Hoag · Chinook, Lodos, TC · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 9 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – May 2025
  • Tim Player · Shrek, TC · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 22 of 42 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2026

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

02745472008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Racing: PSSC - Big Boat - 2026ShrekORC handicapSkipper6th / 10
20 Jul 20262026 Race Week BellinghamShrekORC handicapChef1st / 6
10 Jul 20262026 J/70 US National ChampionshipRosemaryJ/70Squirrel33rd / 37
8 Apr 2026Racing: Lake Wednesday Night Series - 2026RosemaryJ/70Crew20th / 35
7 Oct 20252025 Hobie 17 & 18 North American ChampionshipsShrek 18Hobie 18Skipper1st / 16
21 Jul 20252025 Race Week BellinghamShrekORC handicapChef1st / 5
26 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupLodosORC handicapSwitch Flipper6th / 7
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupLodosPHRF handicapSwitch Flipper2nd / 10
16 Apr 2025Racing: Lake Wednesday Night Series - 2025RosemaryJ/70Crew17th / 31
1 Mar 2025Racing: 2025 Center Sound Series - All 3 EventsTCPHRF handicapCrew9th / 43
12 Oct 2024Racing: PSSC - Big Boat - 2024ShrekORC handicapSkipper4th / 9
24 Jun 20242024 Race Week AnacortesShrekORC handicapChef2nd / 7
15 Jun 2024J FEST Seattle 2024OrangeJ/70Other4th / 9
20 Apr 2024Racing: CYC Spring Regatta - Big Boat - 2024ShrekORC handicapSkipper2nd / 9
9 Apr 2024Racing: Lake Wednesday Night Series - 2024OrangeJ/70Skipper7th / 21
5 Apr 2024Racing: CYC Spring Regatta - Small Boat - 2024OrangeJ/70Skipper6th / 17
16 Mar 2024GHYC - Islands Race 2024TCPHRF Class 5Skipper3rd / 12
2 Mar 2024Racing: 2024 Center Sound Series - All 3 EventsTCPHRF handicapCrew1st / 48
4 Sep 20236 Metre WorldsTEMPESTHandicapNav/Tac15th / 18
26 Jun 20232023 Race Week AnacortesShrekORC handicapOther1st / 9
26 Jun 20232023 Race Week AnacortesShrek-pPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 10
16 Aug 20222022 Hobie 17 and Hobie 18 North American ChampionshipShrekHobie 18Skipper1st / 10
20 Jun 20222022 Race Week AnacortesShrekPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
21 Jun 20212021 Race Week AnacortesShrekPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
8 Apr 2021TTPYC Early Spring Series 2021ChinookPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 547, #1,510.Crew rating across all classes: 54, #34,462. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.